Hi folks,
Well, PSATs are upon us. It's important to take them seriously and do your best. We use the data to help us see how we are doing as a school, if you knock them out of the park there are some serious opportunities that may come of it, and it is legitimate practice for the SATs that arrive next year for you folks.
And whether we like them or not, they matter. A tremendous amount.
And a reminder of the following work:
Blog: 3+ Posts
Req. Post: If your project was to be accompanied by a song, which would it be? Why? Post a link or embed the video along with your thinking.
Due: Friday, October 18
Complete: I Am Hero Project
Due: Friday, October 18
Complete: I Am Hero Graphic Organizers
Due: ASAP
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Humanities: Upright Frameworks Pays Us a Visit
We'll start class with a quick review of due dates.
Today, IGNITE Research Presentations are due. We'll be showcasing those soon, so be certain to get it in if you haven't already.
Thursday, Reflective 5 Paragraph Essays: Cardboard Challenge are due.
We will have Wednesday to meet with folks and help them out.
Assigned today is Roots 3 Quiz & Word Map. Find links in the right hand sidebar and remember that the quiz will be over Roots 1, 2 & 3. That quiz will be next Thursday, 10/24. Word Map is due that day as well. (Last lists for the quarter!)
Now . . . on to our guests.
Upright Frameworks
Mr. Ryder asked Upright Frameworks founder, and Mt. Blue grad, Josh Wojick to come and talk about the work he does as a weatherization and energy efficiency specialist. His company is a great example of a business that is both financially successful and works toward a larger purpose.
I also think his work is a prime example of design thinking in action. The skills he and his crew use daily are the sorts of thinking we've been doing in class with the classroom redesign & the cardboard challenge builds.
Essential Question: How might we use design thinking in a real world business?
Homework
Submit: Cardboard Challenge: IGNITE Research Presentation (12 slides, 2 minutes)
Place in your Humanities IN Folder on Google Drive
Due: Today
Write: Cardboard Challenge: 5 Paragraph Essay Reflection on Product, Process, Outcome
Due: Thursday, 10/17
Blog:
3+ Posts
Required Post: TBA
Due: Friday, 10/18
Learn: Roots 3
Word Map & Quiz (Roots 1 - 3)
Due: Thursday, 10/24
Today, IGNITE Research Presentations are due. We'll be showcasing those soon, so be certain to get it in if you haven't already.
Thursday, Reflective 5 Paragraph Essays: Cardboard Challenge are due.
We will have Wednesday to meet with folks and help them out.
Assigned today is Roots 3 Quiz & Word Map. Find links in the right hand sidebar and remember that the quiz will be over Roots 1, 2 & 3. That quiz will be next Thursday, 10/24. Word Map is due that day as well. (Last lists for the quarter!)
Now . . . on to our guests.
Upright Frameworks
Mr. Ryder asked Upright Frameworks founder, and Mt. Blue grad, Josh Wojick to come and talk about the work he does as a weatherization and energy efficiency specialist. His company is a great example of a business that is both financially successful and works toward a larger purpose.
I also think his work is a prime example of design thinking in action. The skills he and his crew use daily are the sorts of thinking we've been doing in class with the classroom redesign & the cardboard challenge builds.
Essential Question: How might we use design thinking in a real world business?
Homework
Submit: Cardboard Challenge: IGNITE Research Presentation (12 slides, 2 minutes)
Place in your Humanities IN Folder on Google Drive
Due: Today
Write: Cardboard Challenge: 5 Paragraph Essay Reflection on Product, Process, Outcome
Due: Thursday, 10/17
Blog:
3+ Posts
Required Post: TBA
Due: Friday, 10/18
Learn: Roots 3
Word Map & Quiz (Roots 1 - 3)
Due: Thursday, 10/24
AP Lit 2B/3B: Remxiing J. Alfred & Preparing for a Party
We have a couple of housekeeping items & then we've got plenty of work to do.
Revisions.
As you complete revisions, remember to also complete a "Revision Submission Form." This helps me track your work as well as better ensure I take note of all the work you've done. This form is in the "AP Lit 2013 OUT" folder. (I might end up putting a link to it over in the right sidebar as well. We'll see. I don't want to clutter that space up. Though to emphasize revision. . . )
Blogging.
This week's required post isn't creative. Instead it's analytical. (I'll make it up to you next week with a doozy.)
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
We'll start with Ellie Goulding. Naturally.
And follow that with a little DJ Earworm.
Which takes us to a discussion of remix/mashup culture and the argument that T.S. Eliot, brilliant literary mind, has really crafted himself quite a magnificent remix/mashup of many styles, voices, points of view and created a thing quite worthy of its own accord -- but impossible to have crafted without its predecessors.
We'll take large print outs of the poem and slice that thing apart, taking trophies of poignant language and harvesting keepsakes of gorgeous thoughts. We want to find those elements of the poem that best signify its essence -- without them, the poem would cease to be -- as well as the recognizable moments, the access points, the hooks. (Anyone else remember Akon? All that dude did was sing the hook. We need to find Eliot's Akon moments. And file that under "Things never said by an AP Lit teacher -- ever.")
And then we will pause and return. This is but day one. We will come back to Eliot & J. Alfred next week with fresh readings and fresh perspective.
Dallowinian Party
The Party is upon us. We must make certain everyone knows his/her roles, relationships between each character, the schedule for that day, and familiarity with the stream of consciousness writing form being employed, as well as the character preparation form. You'll be handwriting to capture the primacy of the moment -- and then transcribing to your computer for documentation & discussion purposes.
We also need to come up with a list of interruptions that will add context & plot to the party.
Homework
Prepare:
Dallowinian Party
Character Preparation Form
Due: Thursday, 10/17
Revise:
Synthesis & College Essays
Revision Submission Form
Due: Last day to submit revisions 10/25
Blogging:
3+ Posts
Due: Friday, 10/18
Revisions.
As you complete revisions, remember to also complete a "Revision Submission Form." This helps me track your work as well as better ensure I take note of all the work you've done. This form is in the "AP Lit 2013 OUT" folder. (I might end up putting a link to it over in the right sidebar as well. We'll see. I don't want to clutter that space up. Though to emphasize revision. . . )
Blogging.
This week's required post isn't creative. Instead it's analytical. (I'll make it up to you next week with a doozy.)
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
We'll start with Ellie Goulding. Naturally.
And follow that with a little DJ Earworm.
Which takes us to a discussion of remix/mashup culture and the argument that T.S. Eliot, brilliant literary mind, has really crafted himself quite a magnificent remix/mashup of many styles, voices, points of view and created a thing quite worthy of its own accord -- but impossible to have crafted without its predecessors.
We'll take large print outs of the poem and slice that thing apart, taking trophies of poignant language and harvesting keepsakes of gorgeous thoughts. We want to find those elements of the poem that best signify its essence -- without them, the poem would cease to be -- as well as the recognizable moments, the access points, the hooks. (Anyone else remember Akon? All that dude did was sing the hook. We need to find Eliot's Akon moments. And file that under "Things never said by an AP Lit teacher -- ever.")
And then we will pause and return. This is but day one. We will come back to Eliot & J. Alfred next week with fresh readings and fresh perspective.
Dallowinian Party
The Party is upon us. We must make certain everyone knows his/her roles, relationships between each character, the schedule for that day, and familiarity with the stream of consciousness writing form being employed, as well as the character preparation form. You'll be handwriting to capture the primacy of the moment -- and then transcribing to your computer for documentation & discussion purposes.
We also need to come up with a list of interruptions that will add context & plot to the party.
Homework
Prepare:
Dallowinian Party
Character Preparation Form
Due: Thursday, 10/17
Revise:
Synthesis & College Essays
Revision Submission Form
Due: Last day to submit revisions 10/25
Blogging:
3+ Posts
Due: Friday, 10/18
Analytical Post: Since we have such a creative endeavor ahead of this week in class, the assigned blog post will be analytical in nature. However, one may want to use creative means of uncovering meaning between these two texts. (Taking pics can be a great way to share non-tech work on your blogs.)
Choose one of the several items of criticism at the link provided. Choose one that captures an interesting angle, reflects or refutes your thinking, opens your eyes or otherwise engages your thinking. These are not easy reads, some more challenging than others. Be unafraid to dig further, to research allusions. Document your process (this may be more than a single blogpost's worth of work) and then post your thoughts in relation to the critic's. Q: To what extent to you concur with the critic's assertions?
EQ: To what extent can amateurs demonstrate the quality of thought presented by experts?
Read & Create:
Indie Book Project
Due: First week of 2nd Quarter
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